#9DB7DF#9DB7DF

#9DB7DF is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.464; OKLCH L 77.4% C 0.064 H 258.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9DB7DF
RGB	rgb(157, 183, 223)
HSL	hsl(216, 51%, 75%)
HSV	hsv(216, 30%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(29.6%, 17.9%, 0%, 12.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(73.78, 0.26, -22.95)
CIE-LCH	lch(73.78, 22.95, 270.65°)
OKLab	oklab(77.38% -0.0124 -0.063)
OKLCH	oklch(77.38% 0.064 258.9)
XYZ	xyz(44.1536, 46.3611, 76.4199)
Luminance	0.4636 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9DB7DF #DFC59D

analogous

#9DD8DF #9DB7DF #A49DDF

triadic

#9DB7DF #DF9DB7 #B7DF9D

tetradic

#9DB7DF #DF9DD8 #DFC59D #9DDFA4

square

#9DB7DF #DF9DD8 #DFC59D #9DDFA4

split-complementary

#9DB7DF #DFA49D #D8DF9D

monochromatic

#4173C1 #6F95D0 #9DB7DF #CBD9EE #E8EEF7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.04

#9DB7DF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

10.27

#9DB7DF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #9DB7DF

10.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9DB7DF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##9DB7DF	1.00	2.04	10.27	10.27
#FFFFFF	2.04	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	10.27	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	10.27	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#A9B9E1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#A2B2DE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8ABFC4

Achromatopsia (no color)

#B5B5B5

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9db7df;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(157, 183, 223);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(77.4% 0.064 258.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#bbcce9',
    500: '#9db7df',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9db7df;
$custom-light: #bbcce9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9db7df",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 157,
    "g": 183,
    "b": 223
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 216.364,
    "s": 50.769,
    "l": 74.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.77383,
    "c": 0.06425,
    "h": 258.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.46363
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9DB7DF

secondary

#EFE7DC

accent

#8327BE

background

#FBFCFE

surface

#F6F8FC

border

#D0D1D5

text

#121316

muted

#818284

Preview Lab

Preview with #9DB7DF

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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